Method for preliminary assembling of garter-pads.



W. W. BEWSIC. METHOD FOR PRELIMINARY ASSEMBLING 0F GARTER PADS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7.1916- Patented Oct. 15, 1918,

7 WILLIAM W. BEWSIC, 01* RED BANK, NEW JERSEY.

lWfETI-IOD FOB, PRELIMINARY ASSEMBLING 0F GARTER-PADS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 19 18.

Application filed July 7, 1916. Serial No. 108,080.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM W. BEwsIo, citizen of the United States, residing at Red Bank, in the county of Monmouth and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods for Preliminary Assembling of Garter-Pads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a method for assembling the parts of pad garters or other articles preliminary to final securement or stitching.

The common form of mens garter now in use is the so-called pad garter, comprising a substantially triangular fabric of one, two or more layers to which are stitched or other wise secured the leg band, hook band and hose fastener band, or other pieces, as the case may be. Considerable diiiiculty has been experienced in assembling and securing these parts due to their number and arrangement. The pad layers are usually folded over at their edges and the several bands or pieces pushed in between said layers and it is diflicult to properly locate and hold all of these parts in the proper positions while performing the stitching operation. Similar difficulties are found in forming other articles when a number of different parts are to be secured by stitching to each other.

The present invention has for its object to provide an improved method for properly locating and holding the several parts to be secured in assembled relation, so that the final stitching or securement can be carried out rapidly with no extra care and without the necessity of holding the parts together or Watching to see that they are not misplaced, thereby largely increasing the out ut. p .The invention comprises the several method steps hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, which represent one form of apparatus suitable for carrying out the method, Figure 1 is a plan view, showing the parts of a garter in assembled relation, the weight being omitted; Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 22 Fig. 1, and also showing the weight; and Fig. 3 is a front perspective view showing the weight in position above the base.

In carrying outthe method for assembling an article, such as a garter, a back pad layer is laid in or on a suitable support or holder with its edges folded inwardly on top. The

several bands of elastic before referred to are then dipped in or painted with a suitable adhesive, such as a quick drying glue, and are applied at the proper places to the back layer of the pad. Preferably the holder or support is so formed as to serve as a guide or gage for locating the bands both as to their angular direction and as to their extent of overlap upon the pad. Upon the back layer and the ends of the bands is then laid the front or cover layer whose edges are folded inwardly underneath. A weight is then placed upon the pad layers to press them together and cause the adhesive to firmly unite the pad layers and the inserted band ends. This weight is preferably also arranged to simultaneously mark or indicate upon the pad where the lines of stitching should be placed to finally and permanently secure all the parts. The assembled article is allowed to lie for a sufficient length of time for the glue or adhesive to set and is then taken out andstitched up in the ordinary manner.

The drawings illustrate one suitable form of holder for assembling and preliminarily fastening the parts of the garter. It comprises a base 1, which may be a wooden block, upon which is an upstanding wall or flange, shown as two metal members 2 and 3 screwed to said block, said members being curved to the form of the garter pad 4L. Member 3 has an outwardly extending portion 5 to receive the hose clasp or fastener 6 which is secured to an elastic band 7 while the end portions of member 2 are spaced from the ends of member 3 to form gaps or gates 8 to receive the ends of the leg band 9 and eye band 10.

The back layer 11 of the pad is laid in the form with its edges turned in as shown at 12, Fig. 1. Upon it are laid the three bands referred to, their end portions having an adhesive applied thereto and upon said bands or pieces is laid the front pad layer 13. The side walls of the members 2 and 3 and the outwardly extending portion 5 of member 3 form guides which locate the pad layers in properly superposed position with the other pieces at the proper points and extending in the proper directions. Said members may be grooved near their ends, as at 14 to more accurately locate the eye member 15, said grooves enabling the same device to be used for either right or left garters.

Upon the assembled parts is next placed a weight or pressure member 16 which may be a solid heavy metal member shaped to fit within the wall members 2 and 3 and covering the pad layers, and at its ends engaging guiding shoulders 17 on said members. This weight presses the several layers into intimate contact and is allowed to lie in position long enough for the adhesive preparation to set and temporarily hold the parts in assembled relation. It is preferably provided with several pointed pins 18 on its under face, which pierce or indent small holes or depressions in the fabric, said pins being so located as to form said holes or depressions at the proper points for the stitching, which should pass through the ends of the bands or other pieces. When the Weight is removed the marks left by the pins form guides to indicate to the operator Where the lines of stitching should be placed.

With this arrangement the operators can materially increase their output because no time is wasted in attempts to hold the several parts in proper position during stitching. The method and apparatus may be used for preliminarily assembling any parts prior to final securement thereof, but is more particularly adaptable to garters and like devices.

What I' claim is 1. The method of assembling garter parts,

consisting in arranging said parts in proper superposed relation, prelimmarily securing them to each other with an adhesive, and finally securing said parts permanently to each other by stitching.

2. The method of preparing garter parts for final securement, consisting in arranging Copies of this patent may be obtained for said parts in proper superposed relation,

preliminarily securing them to each other with an adhesive, and indicating upon said parts the line of the stitching for the final securement, and permanently securing said parts by stitching along said line.

3. The method of preparing the parts of pad garters for final securement, consisting in arranging between the superposed pad layers bands carrying an adhesive, and applying pressure to said layers to temporarily unite the same to each other and with said bands.

4. The method of preparing the parts of pad garters for final securement, consisting in arranging between the superposed pad layers bands carrying an adhesive, applying pressure to said layers to temporarily unite the same to each other and with said bands, and simultaneously utilizing the application of said pressure to indicate on the pad layers the line'of stitching for the final securement. 7

5. The method of assembling the parts of pad garters, consisting in arranging between the superposed pad layers bands carrying adhesive, applying pressure to temporarily unite the pad layers, utilizing the application of said pressure to indicate on the pad the line ofthe stitching for the final securement, and permanently securing the parts by stitching along said line.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

WILLIAM W. BEWSIC.

, Witnesses FRANK LEE, EDWARD W. Wren.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

